Winter Storm in St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Winter Storm January 30, 2025 – January 31, 2025 · St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Savoonga AWOS (PASA) reported almost 10 hours of heavy snow and visibilities between 1/4 and 1/2 mile. Winds were sustained at 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph. On occasion visibilities dropped to below a quarter mile due to the blowing snow.

The wider storm

A very cold upper level low tracked from the Bering Coastline of Western Alaska into the interior towards the end of the month. This resulted in periods of locally heavy snow and strong winds which brought low visibilities due to blowing snow. In addition, the coldest air of the season arrived across northern Alaska in the wake of this storm as a large Arctic high settled in behind the storm system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1237156. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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